Urban Paths provides guided walking experiences that connect participants to: nature, art, culture, movement, and meaningful connection.

Join UP on the path to take the next step towards a healthier you!

 
 

COACHING

For all Walks of Life

Find the Urban Paths package that fits your pace. Choose personalized one-on-one sessions, group coaching or customized parties and gatherings. Let Laura design a custom event that will get your colleagues, clients or guests going.

EVENTS

Move mindfully

Urban Paths special events nourish the soul and work the soles. Check out UPcoming Wellness Walks, 713Walks, and Special Events!

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View fullsize Urban Paths in Step With ROCO! What an amazing afternoon walk in the Museum District and Hermann Park followed by a concert at Asia Society. The concert Voices of Vietnam was so powerful. We are so grateful to @rocohouston! The music was so beautifu
View fullsize Wellness Walk Friday at the Houston Arboretum. The golf tournament at Memorial Park had us in an unprepared scramble (so sorry if you couldn’t find us!) but we persevered and found parking at the 610 Arboretum lot. And look at ALL the beauty wa
View fullsize Wellness Walk Wednesday in Buffalo Bayou Park. We are blooming right along with the flowers! Nature. Movement. Connection. Join us next week for #NationalWalkingDayHouston @buffalobayou
View fullsize Blue skies on a Wellness Walk Friday at Memorial Park! Join us next week *link in bio ✨ @memorialparkconservancy
View fullsize Walking around Fifth Ward today and discovering so much around, over, and under every corner! Happy Spring friends! #GoWalkYourself Presidents and Charlie Chaplin sculptures artist-@adickesart Mural Artist @capdavjon #LostShoes
View fullsize Wellness Walk Wednesday in Buffalo Bayou Park on the eve of the equinox! Such a gorgeous evening with this great group of humans. Join UP next week *link in bio @buffalobayou
View fullsize 713Walks HueMan:Shelter Project in Midtown Cultural Arts District. What a privilege it is to walk with such an amazing group of humans! Stay tuned to learn more about this powerful project. From the HueManShelter.com website: “A series of capt
View fullsize Wellness Walk Friday at Memorial Park. Spring is springing all over the place! And if you ever wondered… yes a double stroller can navigate the purple trail- with help from community lots of things are possible! Join us next week @memorialpar
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View fullsize Wellness Walk Wednesday in Buffalo Bayou Park. Beautiful sunset and full moon delight all along the path this evening! We even saw a pair of #LostShoes Iykyk 🤣 So great to come together for a big dose of: Nature•Art•Movement•Connectio
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View fullsize Friday morning Wellness Walk at Memorial Park! Today we stepped a little off our usual trail and discovered so much along the way at The Houston Arboretum and the Memorial Park “Triangle” You just never know where the path will lead and w
View fullsize Wellness Walk Wednesday in Buffalo Bayou Park. Beautiful sunset on our last walk in the dark of the season. Just enough light for our FIRST Bluebonnet sighting of the year!! Join us next week and get all the benefit of-Nature • Movement •
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View fullsize 713Walks Houston Theater District. What a gorgeous day and even more gorgeous group of humans to “ease on down the road” with! We are so grateful to @houtheaterdistrict for sponsoring our experience!!! More photos and video to come, stay
View fullsize Feeling UPside down? You are not alone! Come take a walk and get all the benefits of: Movement•Art•Nature•Connection #GoWalkYourself #UPsideDown
View fullsize Yeehaw! Let’s Walk-Go Texan Day Wellness Walk at Houston Arboretum. @houstonarboretum
View fullsize Wellness Walk Wednesday in Buffalo Bayou Park! Coming together every week in community to get all the profound benefits of: Nature•Art•Movement•Connection Join UP next Wednesday and see for yourself. ❤️ @buffalobayou Thank you @drink
View fullsize “One thing is clear to me: we, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.” Walking through Fourth Ward and hearing Barbara Jordan’s voice in my head. Last weekend in Fifth Ward I walked in he
View fullsize Wellness Walk Friday at Memorial Park- The coolest walk in town!! Even the Mockingbird was fluffed up from the cold. @memorialparkconservancy

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  • Laura Conely has been leading Buffalo Bayou Partnership’s wellness walks since 2017. Her passion for all to enjoy the many new discoveries while walking the paths along Buffalo Bayou is infectious! Laura shares why being outside provides a better quality of life and we all at Buffalo Bayou Partnership are grateful to have her as part of the BBP family.

    Trudi Smith, Director of PR and Events, Buffalo Bayou Partnership

  • The power of a story has lasting implications when shared by a master storyteller. Laura literally walked her way across the big rock moments in her life while perfectly illustrating for my team how these stepping stones pave the path to fulfilling our purpose in life. Laura's conversation left us seeking out ways to continue taking the next steps in life, regardless of the big rocks that lie in our way.

    Brent Gallagher, owner, Avenu Fit

  • Laura was wonderful! She led my co-workers and I on an hour walk along Buffalo Bayou. Even though we are at levels of fitness, she made it challenging for all of us. She pointed out interesting trees and turtles and birds. I was very stressed out when we started the walk, and ten minutes in, I felt completely relaxed and renewed. Thanks for leading us on such a wonderful walk! I definitely recommend a group walking activity for team building.

    Marlene Beita, The Council On Recovery

  • Laura’s enthusiasm kept me coming back, week after week, through the cold of winter and the heat of summer. I learned about nutrition, proper fitting shoes, self-confidence, posture, stretching. I have walked over 200 miles with Urban Paths and have lost 35 pounds. I gained strength, self-confidence and have made many friends. Wednesday night walking is my time for me, and I will keep taking the next step thanks to Laura’s vision.

    Betty, walker

  • Laura’s Urban Path walks ARE magical. On Wednesday nights, she finds a way to connect personally with each member of the walking group she regularly hosts, sometimes sharing a personal story of how she discovered a certain flower or tree, or asking the group to stop and listen mindfully to the sound of a quietly chirping cicadacircada. She knows the stories of each statue and artistic sculpture along the bayou, and invites walkers to appreciate both the humanmade and natural art in the bayou as treasures.

    Anita Cook, walker

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